Joe,
Thanks for sharing your experiences. What you say has a lot of merit and there are times I say I won't play options again due to foolish losses. However, I do think playing the DIA long or short depending on the area of the range you are in can be very lucrative. Also, if very selective, I think options can be great too. Have to confess that I'm not "very selective" too often.:)
BTW...congrats on your very successful 2nd account.
Lexi